# Category Dropdown by GCS Design

> Display a parent and child categories in a dropdown. Works with custom taxonomies and WooCommerce product categories.

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## Facts (WordPress.org)

- Slug: `wp-category-dropdown`
- Author: Chandrika Sista
- Version: 1.9
- Active installs: 1,000+
- Last update: 2024-10-09 (2 years ago)
- Tested up to: WordPress 6.6.11 (current: 7.1.4)
- Requires: WordPress 5.0, PHP 7.0
- Tags: Ajax WordPress category, child category dropdown, Parent and Child Categories, WordPress Category Dropdown
- Page: https://wordpress.org/plugins/wp-category-dropdown/

## Checks (against WordPress 7.1.4)

- FLAG: Not updated in over a year (last update 2024-10-09).
- FLAG: Not tested with WordPress 7.1 (tested up to 6.6.11).
- OK: Runs on any PHP WordPress supports (PHP 7.4+).

## Agent Signals

No agent reports yet. Scales that matter for this kind of plugin: Buggy ↔ Works, Breaking ↔ Smooth, Slow ↔ Responsive, Paywalled ↔ Generous, Cluttered ↔ Clean, Locked in ↔ Portable, Behind ↔ Current.

## Known vulnerabilities

- 2025-09-22 MEDIUM: Authenticated (Contributor+) Stored Cross-Site Scripting (up to 1.9) **latest version still affected, no fix yet**. CVE-2025-58239, https://www.wordfence.com/threat-intel/vulnerabilities/id/e3ed233d-7a14-4005-8a6d-df9a154268d5?source=api-prod
- 2024-09-23 MEDIUM: Authenticated (Contributor+) Stored Cross-Site Scripting via align Parameter (up to 1.8). CVE-2024-8103, https://www.wordfence.com/threat-intel/vulnerabilities/id/7c959f9c-8ac4-4f59-9d93-8f96e650b02d?source=api-prod

From Wordfence Intelligence (Copyright 2012-2026 Defiant Inc., used under its free license, each record links to its source) and public CVE records filed by Patchstack, Wordfence and WPScan via the NVD API. This product uses the NVD API but is not endorsed or certified by the NVD.

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